Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-28
A MODEL LABOR PAPER.
Excellent Judgment Shown by the X.
of l.. CenSOrs.

of l.. CensOrs.
There has been so much said about
the "list' of model labor papers selected
and recommended by the high authori-
ties of the Knights of Labor through
their official journal, that the curiosity
of one of our true Knights was aroused
to see one of these papers. He found it
among our exchanges. Soon he was
delirious with joyous excitement--he
had found the best labor paper in the
country. Our modest Knight of the
paste pot and shears requested the de-
lighted visitor to clip few items from
various departments of the model paper,
except the boiler plate department
(really the best edited of alp. Proud of
his new employment, the visitor went to
work in an ecstacy of pleasure, and
tackled the news columns first, with this
result:
l.. A. 501S, of Clyde, gave a pleasant
social May 8.
Prospect assembly, of Pawtucket, gave
ball May 13.
Westerly Knights held an enjoyable
social and dance recently.
l.. A. 4OO4, of Dayton, gave an enter
tainment May II. Admission 10 cents.
Brotherhood assembly s463, of Angus
ia, had an enjoyable trip to Hephzibah
May /.
Minneapolis Knights gave an enter
tainment and presented the farces "Jum-
DO jun and "Out in the Streets, |"
May 7.
l.. A. 4509, of Avery, has passed reso-
lutons on the death of brother mem
Der.
l.. A. 1918, of Denver, N .urns the
death of a brother member.
l.. A. 1890, of Sabattus, mourns the
death of brother member.
st. Croix assembly G393, of Calais,
mourns the death of brother member
ID. A. IS, is agitating the matter of
raising funds to build monument at
the tomb of Uriah Stephens, the first
general master workman of the order
Then he handed in copy clipped from
the editorial page. Here it is:
"With all its alleged silent contempt,
the Boston Labor Leader procures the
loan of our intellectual stock in trade
and adopts the LABOR NEWS plan of
furnishing bundles of papers to assem-
blies at reduced rates. No sooner are
we inspired with an original idea than
do our big head and little in it contem-
poraries grab on and work the same for
all it is worth. But, then, we feel highly
honored, for limitation is tlattery, don
chernaw ?"
And here's another piece of wisdom
from the select editor:
"Albeit, as far as we are able to Judge,
socialism and anarchy are off of the
same piece and as closely resemble each
other, to all intents and purposes, as two
peas in pod"
The editorial genius is evidently stuck
on Terence, for he says very forcibly:
"a blow aimed at r. V. Powderly is
an injury to the noble order, hence we
will defend him against all his infamous
traducers."
Even the advertising columns show
the appropriateness of the selection.
The largest advertisement is that of
some quack which we hesitate to pub.
lish entire-here's part of it:
"FEMALE REGULATOR. This powerful
medicinal combination is considered to-
day to be a specific for all Female Com
plants"
Last, but not least, the proud Knight
handed over the following piece of AS
tonishing information which shows that
the ax-gatherers of the Order are not
the only competent judges of what
labor paper should be:
"Dick" Trevellick's Opinion.
Il regard the Organized Labor News
as among the very best labor papers pub
Iished. Knights of Labor and Unionsts,
take it and read it with care. 1t will
cheer you on i'm your noble course. 1t is
only 81 year, just the price of ten
drinks of bad whisky. X. F. Trevellick."
"Now let the miserable sheets that
have not the official sanction of the
mighty rulers wither!' sententiously
said the joyous Knight, as he went out
into the counting room and ordered the
WORKMEN's ADVOCATE sent to his
mother-in-law for one year, if she sur
vived the infliction that long.